How big is Marshall Ford?

Marshall Ford has a reported capacity of 108 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Marshall Ford?

Marshall Ford is a Conventional Hydroelectric facility in Travis County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Marshall Ford located?

Marshall Ford is in Travis County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Marshall Ford?

Marshall Ford is operated by Lower Colorado River Authority according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Marshall Ford generate?

Marshall Ford reported 24 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Marshall Ford connect to the grid?

Marshall Ford settles at HV_BESS1_RN.

How does Marshall Ford compare to other plants?

By capacity, Marshall Ford ranks #141 of 1,349 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 16 in TX.

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Conventional HydroelectricERCOT · Travis County

Marshall Ford

Lower Colorado River Authority · Travis County · ERCOT

Marshall Ford is a hydroelectric facility with 108 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Travis County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 3600. Lower Colorado River Authority owns and operates the plant. Marshall Ford is historically notable because its first hydroelectric unit entered operation on January 27, 1941, about 16 months before the high dam was completed in May 1942. Bureau of Reclamation on May 30, 1997.

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Overview

Key fields

Reported capacity: 108 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
Technology: Conventional Hydroelectric
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 3600
Lower Colorado River Authority · Travis County · ERCOT
Operating status: Operating
Marshall Ford is operating.
Resource stack: 4 resources
HV_ESR1 · MARSFO_MARSFOG1 · MARSFO_MARSFOG2
Settlement point: HV_BESS1_RN
ERCOT settlement point.

Infrastructure record

Mapped facility footprint: 7.98 mapped acres
Mapped infrastructure geometry associated with this asset.

Profile

Grid role: Hydroelectric generation used primarily as a byproduct of river management, with use during power emergencies.
Context: Marshall Ford is historically notable because its first hydroelectric unit entered operation on January 27, 1941, about 16 months before the high dam was completed in May 1942. The low dam was principally intended for hydropower, while the later high dam primarily provided downstream flood control.
Physical build: Marshall Ford/Mansfield Dam is a hydroelectric powerhouse with three vertical Francis turbines, three generators, and three 16-foot-diameter penstocks. The USACE manual reports upgraded dependable capacities of 37 MW for Units 1 and 3 and 42 MW for Unit 2, totaling 116 MW installed capacity. ERCOT lists the corresponding MARSFO resource as three 36 MW hydro units, while LCRA lists the facility at 108 MW generating capacity. A project profile reports three 36 MW Francis turbines supplied by ANDRITZ Hydro and three electric generators supplied by GE Renewable Energy. The historical TWDB record identifies the original turbines as I. P. Morris vertical Francis units and the original generators as GE units.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 108 MW
Conventional Hydroelectric
Operating status: operating
Marshall Ford is operating.
Location: Travis County
ERCOT
Operator: Lower Colorado River Authority
Asset role

Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	36 MW 36 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	—	Operating
2	36 MW 36 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	—	Operating
3	36 MW 36 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	—	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 108 MW
National rank: #141
TX rank: #1

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

24 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

2.5%

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

MARSHALL FORD

IN SERVICE · 138 kV

0.1 km

MARSHALL FORD

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Land and environmental record

Coordinate Parcel Area

2025

55.55317511 Acres

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0150530401; TRAVIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel 0150530401

Coordinate Parcel Id

2025

0150530401

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0150530401; TRAVIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel 0150530401

Coordinate Parcel Market Value

2025

272380

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0150530401; TRAVIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel 0150530401

Coordinate Parcel Owner

2025

LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0150530401; TRAVIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel 0150530401

Water Right Certificate

Certificate of Adjudication No. 14-5482 and amendments

Water rights for Lake Travis appropriated to LCRA through Certificate of Adjudication No. 14-5482 and amendments.

Source

Mapped facility footprint

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

1937
1937
Construction BeganFederal Reg...
Construction of Mansfield Dam, originally Marshall Ford Dam, began as a joint LCRA/Bureau of Reclamation project.
Jan 27, 1941

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Lower Colorado River Authority

Entity 11269

Operating portfolio

12 plants

1 states

Reported capacity

4,208.1 MW

Conventional Hydroelectric · Conventional Steam Coal · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

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Thomas C Ferguson	574.6 MW	TX
Winchester Power Park	242 MW	TX
Timmerman Power Plant	180 MW	TX
Marshall FordCurrent	108 MW	TX
Buchanan Dam (TX)	54.9 MW	TX

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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Land and environmental record

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Timeline and sources

Project timeline

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